Public Charity

NEW BEDFORD LIGHT

NEW BEDFORD LIGHT, of NEW BEDFORD, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.0M in revenue, $1.8M in expenses, $1.8M in total assets. 31 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 862407296 NEW BEDFORD, MA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.0M
Total Expenses$1.8M
Total Assets$1.8M
Grant Records31
Funding Total$1.8M
Filing Years2022–2024

Mission

WE SEEK TO INFORM AND NOURISH THE CIVIC CULTURE OF NEW BEDFORD AND SURROUNDING TOWNS BY PROVIDING IN-DEPTH, FACT-BASED JOURNALISM AND A BROAD PLATFORM FOR DIVERSE COMMUNITY VOICES. THROUGH OUR INNOVATIVE JOURNALISM INCUBATOR PROJECT WE PROMOTE MEDIA LITERACY AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE VITAL ROLE OF A FREE PRESS IN BOLSTERING OUR DEMOCRACY.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$141,160
2024
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$104,500
2024
HUMAN SERVICES
$50,500
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$27,550

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Officers & Directors

EDITOR Andrew Tomolonis
VICE PRESIDE Anthony Sapienza
DIRECTOR Bobbie Roessner
DIRECTOR Charles Barmonde
CHIEF ADMINI Colleen Trahan
PRESIDENT Daniela F Melo

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL
$660,000 4 grants
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$419,500 4 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$369,450 5 grants
PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL REPORTING NETWORK INITIATIVE
$73,800 2 grants
HUMAN SERVICES
$50,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.0M $1.8M $1.8M
2023 $2.0M $1.7M $1.6M
2022 $1.6M $1.1M $1.3M

Between 2022 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.6M to $2.0M (+27%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.8M.

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